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Fuel leak started ship fire Carnival cruise vessel holds more than 3,000 without power | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOBILE, Ala. — A Coast Guard official said Monday the cause of the engine-room fire on the Carnival cruise ship Triumph was a leak in a fuel oil return line. Cmdr. Teresa Hatfield gave the description in a conference call with reporters and estimated the investigation of the disabled ship would take six months. Hatfield said the Bahamas —where the ship is registered, or flagged — is leading the investigation, with the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board leading U.S. interests in the probe. BREAKDOWN She said investigators have been with the passengers aboard the ship since it arvessel with more than rived Thursday 1,000 crew member in Mobile. Since CONDITIONS then, she said, PASSENGERS interviews have LIVED WITH been conducted • No electricity with passengers • No air conditioning and crew, and •N o working septic forensic analysystem sis has been CAUSE performed on Fire caused by fuel leak the ship. She said the crew responded appropriately to the fire. “They did a very good job,” she said. In an email after Monday’s conference call, Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Diaz described the oil return line that leaked as stretching from the ship’s No. 6 engine to the fuel tank. The Triumph left Galveston, Texas, on Feb. 7 for a four-day trip to Mexico. The fire paralyzed the ship early Feb. 10, leaving it adrift in the Gulf of Mexico until tugboats towed it to Mobile. Passengers described harsh conditions on board: overflowing toilets, long lines for food, foul odors and tent cities for sleeping on deck. Hatfield said investigators from the Coast Guard and NTSB would stay with the ship until about the end of the week, then continue work at their respective offices. She said the investigation will look further at the cause of the fire and the crew’s response, as well as why the ship was disabled so long.
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rom calling out plays to yelling out defensive assignments, communication is critical in basketball. But most of the time, all five players on the court at least speak English as their first language. The Ball State women’s basketball team and Swedish native Nathalie Fontaine haven’t had that luxury this season. For Fontaine, a freshman, asserting herself vocally on the court wasn’t exactly easy at the start of the season. In a news conference after the team’s first game of the season, Fontaine stumbled over her words. She struggled to understand questions. Saying more than a few sentences at a time in English was like giving a presentation in a foreign language class. Since then, a few more months at Ball State made that less of a problem. Often quiet earlier in the season, Fontaine has picked up the language, and her play on the court, more than ever before. “[Her communication has] gotten way better, and the reason I say that is because you’re now starting to hear her take the initiative to communicate things to her team,” coach Brady Sallee said. “Instead of always being the sponge, she’s now seeing some things and talking, and it’s paying off on the defensive end.”
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• 13.3 points per game • 48.4 field goal percentage • 6.4 rebounds per game • Two-time MAC player of the week Accomplishments in Sweden: • 2009: Bronze medal in under-17 European Championship • 2008-2011: Swedish National Team • 2009-2011: Swedish All-Star Team, MVP 2010 • 2009: Scania Queen Award, awarded to best player in Scandinavia
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Freshman Nathalie Fontaine drives past two Toledo defenders during the home game against the Rockets on Feb. 10. Fontaine, a Swedish native, has improved throughout the year while adjusting to American style of play.
SGA to host full slate debate 12 candidates to talk ideas on platform tonight at Pruis Hall RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu The three slates running in the Student Government Association elections will have their last chance to challenge each other in the final debate. The full slate debate, which includes each member of the three slates, will be hosted at 8 p.m. tonight in Pruis Hall. WCRD and SGA will co-host the debate, led by SGA debate coordinator Zach Hartley. “I think you will see some good debate between all three slates as they try and separate themselves from each other and show the student body exactly what their goals are,” said Kevin Thurman, SGA elections chairman. “[There are] tough questions ready and we’re looking forward to a healthy discussion between all three slates.” This will be the first time the full slate debate will be hosted in Pruis Hall. The venue change was made to accommodate three full slates and encourage students to attend. Hartley said there has been a greater interest in SGA elections this year compared to years past. “People are starting to recognize that this organization can bring about change for the undergraduate population,” Hartley said. “We’re hoping we have a large turnout from everyday students who are interested in
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hearing more.” In a full slate debate, slates are directed questions and one member of the slate answers. Other questions may be directed toward one person. “We’ll probably have a few questions directed towards individuals, obviously with [controversy over Fusion’s platform point pertaining to alcohol sales at football games] is an example,” Hartley said. “There are situations with individuals on slates that people are interested in hearing from.” Thurman said the goal this year with the debates has been to challenge the candidates with tough questions, and students should attend because it is the last chance to see all slates together before SGA election day.
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Matt Kamieniecki bent slightly at the waist, clearly favoring his back as he walked gingerly to the bench for a timeout late in Saturday’s game. The junior forward’s most recent flare-up had him looking like an old man in need of his walker. After a first-half charge caused tension in his back, Kamieniecki played only 19 pain-filled minutes in Ball State’s 56-50 loss to Eastern Michigan. “He was struggling quite a bit and wasn’t feeling too well out there,” coach Billy Taylor said. “He gave us what he could, which is typical of Kammy. He took a big charge, got us a couple rebounds, but he didn’t necessarily have what he normally has in the tank.” Considering Ball State’s health issues, the team can’t afford another player in street clothes. The Cardinals played Saturday’s
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INDIVIDUAL STATS MATT KAMIENIECKI, JUNIOR FORWARD • 21 games played • 5 games started • 49.2 field goal percentage • 5.7 rebounds per game • 3.7 points per game • 52.5 free-throw percentage • 19.3 minutes per game game without junior guard Jesse Berry (concussion symptoms), junior forward Tyler Koch (hip) and freshman guard Michael Ramey (illness). Taylor said Kamieniecki didn’t practice the two days leading up to Saturday’s game, and he seems to be dayto-day. Berry is still going through mandatory concussion protocol, but Taylor said he’s hopeful to get him back in practice early this week. Back problems have plagued Kamieniecki for most of his career, but Ball State’s frontcourt’s has been noticeably better since Kamieniecki got healthy in the beginning half of MidAmerican Conference play.
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Students await Blue Man Group Emens puts focus on advertising show to more than BSU RYAN HOWE STAFF REPORTER | rhowe@bsu.edu Creative. Funny. Inventive. Captivating. Entertaining. Colorful. Unexpected. Those are only a few of the words reviewers on ticketmaster.com strung in their compliments for shows put on by the Blue Man Group. The show that incorporates music, art and theatrics has Ball State students, like Mitch Hannon, intrigued by what they will see tonight and tomorrow night during Blue
Man Group’s performances in John R. Emens Auditorium. The sophomore telecommunications major bought his tickets in August. Hannon and nine others bought their tickets together during the third week of school as soon as they heard about the show. “We wanted to buy our tickets way beforehand so we would have them and none of us would be left out or forget,” Hannon said. The show features three bald, blue men that entertain audience members without speaking one word. Without words, the men use imagination, drums, LED lights and food to keep the audience entertained during the 95-minute show.
Hannon said he doesn’t know what to expect from the show. This will be his first time seeing it, and he is ready to be amazed. “We are sitting really close to the stage and right behind the splash zone,” Hannon said. “I honestly can’t wait. I just want to know what the show is about and hope it lives up to the hype.” Emens has been advertising the event with ads, billboards and TV spots to more than just the Ball State community. Their goal was to draw in people from all over central Indiana. Emens Associate Director of Marketing Sherri Contos said it’s the biggest show of the year, and Emens has been working hard to let the public
know about it. “It’s a big deal,” Contos said. “People are going to be entertained the entire time and students should take advantage of having such a big show come to campus for such a cheap price.” Tickets for students run between $30 and $35 depending on where they sit. Brooklyn Tuttle, a senior hospitality and food management major, is taking advantage of the opportunity. She bought her boyfriend Greg Morris, who is a big fan, tickets for Valentine’s Day. “I remember hearing about it on the radio a while back, but I didn’t know that I would end up going,” Morris said. Tuttle surprised Morris last
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dark about it,” Morris said. “I’m ready for a completely new experience.” Megan Standish, a junior psychology major, knows what she is getting into. She has seen the Blue Man Group twice before. As a 21st birthday present to herself, she is seeing them again. “Luckily, it was a cheap present,” Standish said. The first two times Standish saw the show in Chicago, she said it was the same exact act, but she is excited to see any new changes put into the show at Emens. “It’s the most exciting show I’ve ever seen,” Standish said. “There is so much talent involved and it is simply amazing. Everyone should see the show at least once in their life.”
And the award SHOULD go to... When it comes to the Oscars, the winners may not always be the most deserving. SAM WATERMEIER MOVIE MONTAGE SAM WATERMEIER IS A JUNIOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAJOR AND WRITES ‘MOVIE MONTAGE’ FOR THE DAILY NEWS. HIS VIEWS DO NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THOSE OF THE NEWSPAPER. WRITE TO SAM AT SCWATERMEIER@ BSU.EDU.
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ith The Academy Awards less than a week away, discussions on who will and won’t win are heating up. Every year, people have predictions about winners and opinions about who was snubbed and who was robbed in the awards ceremony. Here’s what I have to say about this year’s nominees. First, in terms of snubs, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” deserves recognition for being the best high school drama in years — if not ever. And it would not have hurt the Academy to give Leonardo DiCaprio a nod for his diabolical turn as a plantation owner in “Django Unchained.” But in regards to what is nominated, here are my thoughts. BEST PICTURE
What Will Win: “Argo” — Ben Affleck’s third directorial effort is the true tale of a fake film production that was created by the CIA as a cover rescue for six U.S. diplomats during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. While “Argo” certainly has suspense, it lacks character development. Only one scene makes a considerable emotional impact: the sequence in which a diplomat distracts two Iranian security guards with storyboards for the titular fake film — a stirring reminder of film’s power as a universal language. In the end, “Argo” is stereotypical Oscar bait — an inspiring yet ultimately unremarkable historical drama. What Should Win: “Django Unchained” — Quentin Tarantino’s western revenge fantasy of a slave-turned-gunslinger, “Django Unchained” is an ideal Best Picture winner. It’s a vintage genre film that breaks conventions and holds a funhouse mirror up to history.
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Who Will Win: Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln” — Yes, Day-Lewis brings vulnerability to Abraham Lincoln and grounds the iconic president in reality. But the actor has received enough recognition for his talent. A third Academy Award seems excessive. Who Should Win: Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook” — I hate to admit it, but I found this character far more engaging and relatable than Lincoln. As bipolar Philadelphian Pat Solatano, Cooper is at once charming and heartbreaking, making viewers feel like his struggles and triumphs are their own. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Who Will Win: Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained” — As a quirky, Civil War-era bounty hunter who teams up with a slave, Waltz is a delight to watch, but he is no more charming than he is in his other Oscar-winning turn in “Inglorious Basterds.” Who Should Win: Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook” — De Niro should win on the basis that this is the first performance in years that he hasn’t phoned in. As a father struggling to cope with his son’s mental illness, De Niro reminds us why he is regarded as one of the finest actors around.
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Who Should Win: Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook” — In comparison to Chastain’s character, Lawrence has a richer role here, playing a young widow struggling to overcome her own mental obstacles while helping a friend cope with his.
Who Should Win: John Gatins, “Flight” — Although Tarantino’s script is entertaining, Gatins’ is truly original. The tale of an airline pilot who makes a miraculous crashlanding under the influence of alcohol, “Flight” is a harrowing portrait of addiction that simmers with suspense.
Who Will Win: Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty” — Although buzz for the film has died down, I suspect Chastain’s performance will be recognized. However, I feel like she only embodies the problem with the film, namely its cold, detached nature. Frankly, her character’s singular drive to kill Osama bin Laden grew tiresome.
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Who Will and Should Win: Anne Hathaway, “Les Misérables” — The saving grace of a terrible film, Hathaway’s performance is what this musical failed to be: humble, intimate and immersive. Who Will and Should Win: David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook” — In lesser hands, this film could have felt like typical family-drama Oscar bait. But Russell paints a sentimental yet realistic portrait of love and mental illness, ultimately showing how they can feel like one and the same.
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The delegation of faculty members who traveled to Isra University in Pakistan in late January shared their observations and plans for this future partnership Monday in Cardinal Hall A. Faculty members presented their experiences establishing a relationship and future plans with the university.
Students and faculty members from Isra will spend six weeks at Ball State through a brand new partnership. “Ball State has been a leader in the effort to form these academic partnerships,” said Ken Holland, director of the Center for International Development. “We currently have three in Afghanistan and two in Pakistan, we account for five of these partnerships.”
SGA: Cardinal United gets $35 fine for violation | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “It’s important [to attend], not only are these people getting paid, but money from our tuition goes to this organization,” Thurman said. “It’s important the student body realizes that their vote really does count and they should come see who will best represent them.” Audience members can ask questions during the debate in person or by using the Twitter hashtag at #BSUElections13.
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The Student Government Association elections board charged executive board slate Cardinal United with one violation Monday night with a fine of $35. Kevin Thurman, elections board chair, said the slate violated Elections Code Article 7, Section 3, which allows the elections board to enforce the SGA constitution, SGA bylaws, Ball State regulations and federal, state and local laws. Cardinal United’s treasurer candidate Brandon Pope allegedly sent a text message
to someone, encouraging them to criticize platform points, campaign manager Con Sullivan said. Either the text message recipient or someone who saw or heard of it felt offended personally and reported the action. Sullivan said the mutual agreement at a meeting this past weekend between the executive board slates and the elections board was to criticize other slates’ platform points, rather than the people on the slates. “The people affected, I’m assuming is one of Spark’s staff members, feel threatened or [that they were] not in a fun working environment for school learning, it was that part of the student code,” Sullivan said. Sullivan said Cardinal United will appeal the violation and fine. “We are going after the platform points,” he said. “We haven’t gone after anybody personally, so we are confused as to why the elections board would say, ‘Yes, you can attack the platform ideas; they’re research,’ but when we say that, then we get fined.”
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One reason for this new partnership is because of the passing of the Fulbright-Hays Act that promotes a mutual understanding between people in the United States and people from other countries. President Barack Obama has stated he wants to stabilize Afghanistan and Pakistan through the rebuilding of institutions such as universities. Holland said the goals of the partnership include faculty and student exchanges, curriculum development, career services, research skills and strengthening entrepreneurship education.
Ray Montagno, chair of the department of marketing and management, shared his observations about Isra University. He was surprised to learn about the reach of the Internet there. “The Wi-Fi was certainly acceptable, but they are lacking built-in equipment,” he said. Montagno said the students and faculty interact with each other and students are enthusiastic and willing to speak up. Jim McAtee, director at the Career Center, had the opportunity to explore the career center at Isra. “I had the opportunity to tour
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that contained racial epithets, references to drug use and obscenities. The account tweeted: “if I catch you at a wendys, we’re fightin!” Monday’s appropriation of Burger King’s Twitter account was a relatively mild example of cybersecurity problems, which are causing increasing concern in Washington and for industry. Media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post have all said this year that their computer systems were breached, while several NBC websites were briefly hacked in November. White House officials and some lawmakers are pursuing legislation that would make it easier for the government and industry to share information on how to defend against hacking. Burger King didn’t know who hacked the account, and no other social media accounts were affected, said Bryson Thornton, a spokesman for Miami-based Burger King Worldwide Inc. Its social media team and an outside agency manage the Twitter account, but Thornton declined to say how many people knew the account’s password. He said they hope to have it working again soon, and will post a statement on Facebook later Monday
situation a triple threat, listing loss of traditional manufacturing jobs, loss of traditional farming jobs and the rise of a global economy as primary reasons. Morgan gave a presentation Monday evening open to students, as well as the public, about the current state of Muncie’s historic buildings, housing situation and how it’s been affected by job-induced migration. Morgan showed pictures comparing manufacturing and farming jobs of the mid20th century to those of today. He emphasized the notable replacement of human labor by automated machines. “The Midwest is producing more crops than ever,” he said. “It just takes one tenth as many people to do it.” Many members of the audience have lived in Muncie since the ‘50s and ‘60s; the comparison Morgan made brought tears to the eyes of several Muncie residents who can remember days when those jobs were plentiful. The loss of these jobs has left a noticeable gap in Muncie’s residency. In 2010, there were 4,699 vacant homes; approximately 14.2 percent of all the city’s homes. Historic homes have also been demolished as a result of actions taken by the federal government. Historic neighborhoods are demolished to make room for cheap public housing complexes and communities are divided and isolated when interstate highways cut through them. Some people see these changes as inevitable and positive despite the loss of jobs. Ben Pearson, a graduate student, said the changes
Brian Geiselhart, entrepreneurship center coordinator and instructor, closed the presentation with a montage of photos and videos from the trip that soon people can see online. The students and faculty members that will make their way to Ball State this summer will have an academic focus in business management, English and social sciences. There will be a number of cultural events and a trip to Indianapolis and Chicago. The main purpose of the exchange is an academic focus, but they will also be introduced to the American culture.
Hacker tweets offensively from Burger King account | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Somebody hacked Burger King’s Twitter account Monday, posting obscene messages and changing its profile picture to a McDonald’s logo. The tweets stopped after a little more than an hour, and Burger King said it had reached out to Twitter to suspend the account. A Twitter spokesman did not immediately respond to a phone message left Monday. Burger King, which usually tweets several times a week, said it was working to get the account back up. Typical tweets promoted sales on chicken sandwiches, or asked how many bites it takes to eat a chicken nugget. But just after noon EST Monday, someone tweeted via Burger King’s account, “We just got sold to McDonalds!” They also changed the icon to rival McDonald Corp.’s golden arches and the account’s background picture to McDonald’s new Fish McBites. About 55 tweets and retweets followed over the next hour and a quarter, including some
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apologizing for the tweets. Twitter acknowledged on Feb. 1 that cyber attackers may have stolen user names and passwords of 250,000 users. It said at the time it notified users of the breach.
Competitors were sympathetic to Burger King’s hack. McDonald’s responded on Twitter that it empathized with its Burger King counterparts. “Rest assured, we had nothing to do with the hacking.”
White House immigration draft leaked
Housing vacancies situation a result of less manufacturing, farming jobs, economy LUCAS SCHMIDT STAFF REPORTER Administration plan « If actually proposed, are beneficial. | leschmidt@bsu.edu “It’s inevitable,” he said. won’t be necessary, the president’s bill Muncie Preservation Of- “Honestly I think it’s a good ficer William Morgan called thing. We need to get away many lawmakers say would be dead on arrival the city’s housing vacancies from doing all this hard labor ourselves and move towards being more mechanized, being more leisurely.” In 2008, Muncie received $2 million in federal funds to take such actions of its own, Morgan said. Half of that was used for demolition of blighted properties. The blighted properties included homes that had been vacated for months and were demolished by burning them to the ground; a practice that raised ethical concerns among many officials and community members. The other half however was used for more agreeable efforts such as restoring Jackson Vine-Graystone apartment complexes, as well as the windows of the local YMCA, Morgan said. Concerns were also raised about more than just buildings. One student was curious to find out if anything is planned on being done about Muncie’s sidewalks. Morgan said, while sidewalks are not part of his job, he did know that the city is currently facing a Disability Act lawsuit as a result of their current condition. “It’s expensive and the more we work on it, the more street trees we lose,” he said. Housing, historic buildings and the quality of sidewalks were not the only local matters discussed. The impact of the railroad that goes through Muncie was briefly brought up, as well as the preservation of wooden barns, revered by many as an icon of the Midwest. Morgan acknowledged the importance of all these topics and told of their importance to the local economy. “Every town has a Wal-Mart,” he said. “What attracts businesses is our old stuff.”
their career center, and we conducted some mock interviews with students,” McAtee said. He shared pictures from the career center, the interviews and of the convocation ceremony. Carla Flores, a marketing and management instructor, shared her stories. She spoke about the transportation and the poverty in Pakistan. “Many citizens perch, meaning they just hang on to the side of the vehicle,” Flores said. “The bus and truck drivers pay painters to create stunning pieces of art on the bus which was quite interesting.”
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WASHINGTON — The White House is downplaying its draft immigration proposal that leaked to the media over the weekend as merely a backup plan if lawmakers don’t come up with an immigration overhaul of their own. It won’t be necessary, Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike are telling the Obama administration. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said Sunday President Barack Obama wants to “be prepared” in case the small bipartisan group of senators fails to devise a plan for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States. In response, lawmakers assured the White House they are working on their own plan — and warned that Obama would be heading toward failure if the White House gets ahead of them. The immigration issue is the rare one with a decent chance of being approved by a bitterly divided Congress this year. The surge of interest in addressing the famously tangled immigration system, which languished as an issue during Obama’s first term, has come since the country’s growing number of Hispanic voters went strongly for Obama in last year’s election. Nervous Republicans who once talked up deportation are looking for alternatives instead. “We will be prepared with our own plan if these ongoing talks between Republicans and Democrats up on Capitol Hill break down,” McDonough said, adding he’s optimistic they would not crumble. But he was equally realistic about the fierce partisanship on Capitol Hill. “Well, let’s make sure that it
in Congress, leaving us with unsecured borders and a broken legal immigration system for years to come. »
SEN. MARCO RUBIO doesn’t have to be proposed,” McDonough said of the president’s pitch, first reported on USA Today’s website late Saturday. Even so, the administration is moving forward on its own immigration agenda should one of Obama’s top priorities get derailed. The administration’s proposal would create a visa for those in the country illegally and allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years. The proposal also requires businesses to know the immigration status of their workers and adds more funding for border security. It drew immediate criticism from Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, one of the eight lawmakers searching for a comprehensive plan. “If actually proposed, the president’s bill would be dead on arrival in Congress, leaving us with unsecured borders and a broken legal immigration system for years to come,” said Rubio, who has been a leading Republican spokesman on immigration. Many of the details in the administration’s draft proposal follow the broad principles that Obama previously outlined. But the fact the administration is writing its own alternative signaled Obama wants to address immigration sooner rather than later and perhaps was looking to nudge lawmakers to
move more quickly. The tactic could complicate the administration’s work with Congress. David Axelrod, who was a senior adviser to Obama’s reelection campaign, acknowledged Monday it likely was a mistake for news of the Obama immigration plan to be made public. Appearing on MSNBC, Axelrod said “the mistake here was to disseminate it so widely within the administration” and said he believes White House officials would “take it back” if they could. Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, his party’s vice presidential nominee last year, said the timing of the leak suggests the White House was looking for “a partisan advantage and not a bipartisan solution.” “Leaking this out does set things in the wrong direction,” Ryan said. “There are groups in the House and the Senate working together to get this done and when he does things like this, it makes that much more difficult to do that.” Freshman Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat, called the leaked plan “incomplete” and said both parties in Congress and the White House need to work together on a solution. “It hasn’t happened yet. It will happen before something is acted upon and certainly before something is passed,” he said. Republican Sen. John McCain predicted the administration’s efforts would come up short if the White House went forward with a proposal, and he encouraged the White House to give senators a chance to finish their work. McCain, the senator whose previous efforts at an immigration overhaul ended in failure in 2007, predicted the White House proposal’s demise if it were sent to Congress. He strongly urged the president to pocket the drafted measures. “I believe we are making
ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSAL • Create visa for those illegally in country • Allow them to become legal permanent residents in eight years • Require businesses to know immigration status of workers • Add more funding for border security progress in a bipartisan basis,” said McCain, who is in the Senate group working on legislation. And Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, who met with Obama Wednesday at the White House to discuss progress, urged his allies in the administration to give a bipartisan group of eight lawmakers the time to hammer out a deal on their own. Schumer, a Democrat and a close ally of the White House, said he has not seen the draft proposals but, along with the Democrats working on a compromise, met with Obama this week to talk about progress being made on Capitol Hill. Schumer acknowledged a single-party proposal would have a much more difficult time becoming law and urged the bipartisan group of senators to keep meeting to find common ground. “I am very hopeful that in March we will have a bipartisan bill,” Schumer said. “And, you know, it’s obvious if a Democrat — the president or anyone else — puts out what they want on their own, [it] is going to be different than when you have a bipartisan agreement. But the only way we’re going to get something done is with a bipartisan agreement.” McDonough appeared on ABC’s “This Week,” NBC’s “Meet the Press” and CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Ryan and Castro spoke to “This Week.” McCain spoke to “Meet the Press.” Schumer appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
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Freshman Nathalie Fontaine comes off the bench as she is introduced before the Toledo game on Feb. 10. Fontaine leads the team with 80 turnovers.
FONTAINE: Freshman leads team in points, turnovers | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Immersing oneself in a new language is one of the fastest ways to learn it. Fontaine has adopted that style, picking up the language quickly while she’s lived in the United States. It’s shown in the way she’s grown on the court. “I think I’ve improved a lot, understanding the American game,” Fontaine said. “It’s different to what it is in Europe. I’m practicing more now, individually.” “You’re around people speaking it 24/7, so it just becomes natural,” Sallee said. “It’s no difference than your skill set, it gets better every day. We just don’t let the fact that she’s from Sweden be an excuse.” Adjusting to another language hasn’t been Fontaine’s only obstacle. Playing European basketball all her life, she was used to the terminology of plays overseas. The American game uses different terms for certain plays. “We had to clarify a few things before the season started,” teammate Katie Murphy said. “Some things in Europe have different names than they do here. We got it all cleared up pretty quickly.” Fontaine’s teammates and coaches communicated better with her once practices started. Like Murphy, Sallee found it necessary to clarify a few technical terms to make sure they were on the same page. “What I call a crackdown screen, somebody else may call it something different,” Sallee said. “Early on, we had staff meetings just learning
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how to talk in practice ... that’s important that you’re constantly sending the same message all the time.” Murphy agreed with Sallee that communicating with Fontaine during practice hasn’t been difficult. “I never had any problems talking to her during practices and games,” Murphy said. “She picked up all of our lingo really quickly.” Along with her native language, Fontaine brought many accolades with her from Sweden. Selected to the Swedish All-Star Team from 2009-2011, she took the MVP award in 2010. She also received the 2009 Scania Queen award, given to the player deemed best in Scandinavia. Fontaine was quick to point out her biggest struggle when it’s come to adapting to the new style of play. “Travels,” Fontaine said, laughing. In Europe, players often take an extra step before they dribble. In America, players are only allowed to take two steps without dribbling. Many of her team-leading 80 turnovers have come from taking too many steps. It’s a habit that’s hard for Fontaine to break, considering she’s trying to break away from a style of play she’s been using her entire life. Fontaine is seventh in the Mid-American Conference in turnovers. Sallee said although travels have been an issue for Fontaine this season, he doesn’t want to make a big deal out of it. For a new player who’s trying to balance school,
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FONTAINE STATISTICS First five games MPG PPG FG% FT% RPG TOPG
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Last five games MPG PPG FG% FT% RPG T0PG
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that is her understanding the American game and part of it is me understanding what her strengths are and how to use her. The third prong is her teammates getting used to her.” The leading scorer on the team, Fontaine still believes she wouldn’t be in the position she’s in without help from her teammates. “It’s a team sport,” Fontaine said. “I couldn’t do it without them.”
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Before his setback on Saturday, Taylor said Kamieniecki’s durability had improved because of his willingness to tone it back in practice. “Kammy has done a great job of picking his spots more in practice,” Taylor said. “He’s
the type of player who just brings it. He doesn’t think about pain and injuries, he’s going to play as hard as he can. It’s part of what makes him a special player. He’s so tough minded that you can’t tell him he won’t get the offensive rebound. He’ll keep fighting until he gets it.”
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INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA’s home-grown scandal is hitting hard at headquarters. President Mark Emmert announced Monday that Julie Roe Lach, the vice president of enforcement, is leaving and will soon be replaced by private attorney Jonathan Duncan after her role in the botched investigation at the University of Miami. He even suggested the NCAA’s board of directors and executive committee could hold him accountable for this mess, and it’s not over yet. After releasing a 55-page report detailing how the NCAA violated its own practices and policies by paying the attorney for convicted Ponzi-schemer Nevin Shapiro thousands of dollars to help with the Miami case, Emmert spent more than an hour doing damage control on the latest black eye to hit the organization. “I think the damage is, first of all, for those people who were already skeptical or cynics, this feeds into their cynicism,” Emmert told The Associated Press after a conference call with other reporters. “For those of us who have great confidence in all the people around this building, it’s painful to have to deal with an issue that fails to live up to our standards and expectations.” The report, written by attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein, details how now-former NCAA investigator Ameen Najjar appeared to manipulate the process by hiring Maria Elena Perez, Shapiro’s attorney, to help the NCAA obtain information from a bankruptcy proceeding — information that would
have otherwise been unavailable. Shapiro has said that it provided improper benefits to dozens of football and basketball players at Miami. According to the report, Lach obtained clearance for paying Perez, but the NCAA’s legal staff nixed the idea. Najjar then contacted Perez himself with what the report describes as a “way around” the road block. The report said Najjar, who left the NCAA last spring, assured Lach and Tom Hosty, the managing director of enforcement, that the legal staff had approved the deal when it had not. Najjar did not return phone messages Monday night. Wainstein called Lach cooperative and said nothing the external investigators found called her integrity into question. Lach did not immediately respond to a message left by The Associated Press on her cellphone. “The actions we are taking today are clearly consistent with holding people accountable for their behavior,” Emmert said. The incident has been an embarrassing blow to the NCAA, which is fending off a number of lawsuits and is the target of sharp criticism in some quarters for the penalties it handed to Penn State following the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal. And Wainstein will now embark on the second part of the investigation, which could include looking into previous NCAA infractions cases and suggesting ways to prevent another rogue case. “This is an outcome that nobody wants to see on their watch or anyone else’s,” Emmert said. “It’s something that’s an embarrassment to the association, it’s something that’s contrary to all the things we engage and all the things we espouse, so this is not a good situation at all.”
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